GERMANY’S PLOTS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XLV, Issue 4012, 19 August 1915, Page 5

GERMANY’S PLOTS.

THE AMERICAN REVELATIONS. NEW YORK, Aug. 17. The- “World” publishes a further instalment of secret Gorman correspondence, showing that while Austria was acting as Germany’s catspaw, and was protesting to Washington against the export of arms and ammunition to the Allies, a German official was •spending gigantic sums to secure an endless supply of high explosives from America. A contract with the Bridgeport Projectile Company, approved by Germany’s cliief financial agent, provided for the construction of numerous factory buildings, and the cornering of the hydraulic presses for shell manufacture. The document explain how the munitions were to be' delivered to Germany. A .GERMAN REPLY. (Received August 18. 2.30 p.m.) DON DONG. August 17. The “Frankfurter Zeitung,” replying .to fhe “New York World’s” disclosures, says: The Gorman Government must find a means to counteract, our enemies’ activities. We should ho fools were ,w 0.1.0 go to ruin through modesty,. That we should strive to purchase abroad, munitions otherwise destined to fall into the.hands of our enemies is such a- matter of course that the .revelation is a fact simply comical. GERM A N EM BA SB Y IM PLICATE D. (Received Aug. 19., 12.20 a.in.) NEW YORK, Aug. 18. The “Providence Journal” states that the Government has positive knowledge of a constant leakage of information from Government Departments to the German Embassy. It is understood that a number of German and American officials have been suspended ITALY AMD TURKEY, N SITUATION BEC(IM INC INTO!.ERABLE. TURKISH PLOTS IN LIBYA. (Received August 18, 3.30 p.m.) ROME, August IS. 'The “G.ionialo d’ltalia” learns from 'Bucharest that the Porte has revoked its permission lo numerous Italians in Asia-Minor to repatriate, including 700 Reservists. The “Giornale” adds that according to other authentic advices, Turkey is continuing to despatch larger quantities of munitions and incendiary proclamations to Libya, with a view to provoking native risings. “Our patience is long .suffering,” continues the paper, “and! is wasted on Turkey’s bad faith. The cup is really full and the. Government has resolved to take decisive steps to bring to an end such i n to 1 e rablc outrages.” THROUGH ENEMY EYES. GERMAN REPORT. AMSTERDAM, Aug. 17. A German communique states; Our coast artillery'drove off two destroyers at Os tend. We captured an English aeroplane and two officers near Bapaume. We took prisoner 625 near Kupisehky. \Yo stormed forts south-west from Kovno, between the Nieumen and Je-sia, capturing 4500 Russians and 240 guns. Generals Yon Scholt.:; and Gallwita push back the enemy in continuous fighting, taking prisoner 1800 men and ten machine guns. We stormed and captured one big fort and two intermediate fortified works north-east from Novo Guorgiev.sk. The armies of Prince Leopold of Bavaria and General Yon Maekciisen victoriously advanced.

TURKISH REPORT. AMSTERDAM, Aug. 17. A Turkish official report states the enemy landed fresh divisions on the Dardanelles front since the 6th and 7th, and attacked our oosition without result, thanks to our heroic resistance. Our artillery hit a hostile torpedo boat off Ari Burnu. We exploded a mine at Seddul Balir and wrecked a hostile position with bomb throwers and wire obstacles. A USTRI AN R EPO RT. (Received Aug. IS, 10 p.m.) AMSTERDAM, Aug. 18. An Austrian official message says: General Von Arz lias reached Dobrvnka, twelve miles south-west of Brestlitov.sk. The Archduke .Josef is advancing on Janow. General Von Kaevss drove back the enemy across the Bug in tho Konstantynow region. German cavalry are lighting in conjunction with tin' Austro-Hungarians on the Lower Bug. Wo repelled a feeble Italian attack north-eastward of Borgo, and also strong attacks in the Tolmino district, inflicting great bloodshed. GREAT ITALIAN INVENTION. COUNTER-AC GNU MINES AND i Hi! REDOES. (Times and Sydney Sun Services.) (Received Aug. c.&J.n.sn.) ROME, A az. 19. Tho press declares that the machm** invented by an Italian engineer named Quarins to explode a mine from a distance or a torpedo fired from a submarine has proved practicable. THE ALLIES’ CAMPAIGN. HORRIBLE SIGHTS AT IiOOGE. (Times and Sydney Sun Services.) LONDON, Aug. 17. The "Daily Mail” says that the German trenches at Hooge were in at indescribable condition. No trouble had been taken to-bury tho dead who had fallen in former fights. Tho floors were full of Germans stamped into the earth. At one place ixxits protruding from sandbags showed the bodies had been used for budding up a parapet. The British found Loathe dead wore piled up in heaps on the remains xu their comrades, mailing a truly horrible spectacle. A French official message says: We violently bombarded the enemy positions in the Lingo district of RcioliuIcerkof and on the ridge between Sondernach and: Landersbach, where our infantry gained a footing on tlie rid go and repelled the enemy’s oountei-at-tack . THE UNHAPPY CZECHS. PERSECUTED BY AUSTRIANS. (Times and Sydney Sun Services.) (Received Aug. 18. 8.30 p.m.) LONDON. Aug. 18. A Czech officer in Petrograd states that the Austro-Gei-mans are most hostile to his countrymen, meting out. terrible reprisals. All Czech politicians ware arrested, and a "Teat number of the 28th Czech-infantry were shot h v the Austrians, who accused 1 them of seeking to surrender. All Czechs of ages from 17 to 30 are with the colors.